Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-07
SEASIDE MATTERS
RArLRoAD-BUILDlEG IN AND AROUND
TIE TWIN CITIES.
The Atlantic and Dsaville-The Truckers
Belt Road--ihe Stranded Steam
ship Personal.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l

NORFOLK. VA, December 6, 1887.
New railroad operations in this sec
ton continue active. The Atlantic and
Danyille road is forging ahead with the
rood weather, and the track is laid to
Suffolk. Nearly thousand hands are at
work now and 30 time is lost. The Truck
ers' Belt railroad, which runs from deep
water on the Western Branch at Bunce's
Landing around by Pigs Point to the
Nausemond river, has about two hun
bred hands at work putting the finishing
touches to the grading, culNerts, &c. NO
track has been laid as yet and
no rolliug-stock is on band. The
Hodges-Ferry and NansemOnd railroad
is completed from the Western
Branch TO the Nansemond river,
and has there stopped tor the present.
though the company owns charter from
Portsmouth to Charlotte, \. &. Trans
are running, but only carrying lumber
and farmers stufffor eighteen or twenty
miles. IN Portsmouth the New York
capitnljsts have finished their street rail-
way very nearly. and the cars Will be
running on the 10th. The same company
is trying to establish au electric street
car road in Norfolk, with branches to
Brambleton and Berkeley.
Kale is now going to the northern
markets in large quantities, and the
truckers around Norfolk have raised
larse crops OF the vegetable.
The seas are yet high on the coast on
account Of the northerly winds, and the
wreckipg vessels at the wreck of the
British steamship Kimberly are COM
pellcd to lie of the outer bar, and are
unable to work. The chances for saving
the steamship are about equal to those
of losing her. Those competent to Judge
of the matter differ in their opinions.
The steamship is working herself In
shore at every tide, and is leaking faster
than the pumps can carry off the water.
1t will be impossible to tighten the ship
until the sea goes down sufficiently to
Get the vessels alongside.
Intcrestingreviyals Of religion are pro-
crossing in Court-Street Baptist church,
Portsmouth, and at the Baptist
churches in Berkeley and Atlantic City.
A Judge for the Hastings Court OF the
city OF Portsmouth is to be elected by
the present Legislature and the candi-
dates for the honor are Captain John W.
Young. ex-Mayor A. ). Watts, and
Colonel X. Z. Griffin, all members OF
the bar OF the two cities
The councils are making an effort TO
improve and enlarge the water supply
OF the city.
Professor George W. Scott, of Suffolk,
has been appointed organlst OF the FIRST
Presbyterian church At q good salary.
Samuel ID. Hope, ex-president OF the
Norfolk Typographical Union, and h.
L. Chase, past exalted ruler of the Be
nevolent Protective Order OF Elks, have
lust been presented with handsome testi-
monals by their respective organlza-
tons
This port received nearly 1000 bales
Of cotton yesterday. The receipts OF
the staple seem larger than ever.
4 Grigsby- Hope historical and lite
rarv association has been organized IN
Norfolk. with one hundred names. The
association has arranged for an extensive
lecture course during the winter,
Rev. b. I. Lipscomb has been elected
president and Rev. ID. @. Q. Butts secre-
tary Of the Methodist Minister'S Associa-
ton for the ensuing year.
The Cape Charles steel lightship is
still at the buoy-yard in Gosport, being
unable to 90 to her station on account OF
leaks, though just delivered to the Gov
eminent by the contractors.
The Northern Club last night adopted
the plans of Mr.. G.. G. Moser, the archi-
tect, for their new clubhouse on CRANKY
street and City-Hall avenue, which is to
be commenced next month The build
ing will be built in Queen Anne style
and very elegant
Rev. W. S. Gross, of North Carolina,
brother of Bishop Gross, of Savannah,
Ga, is in the city, preaching and lee
turing at st. AIary's Catholic church.
Rev. W. V. Tudor, d. d., will deliver
a sermon before the Order OF Heptasophs
the first Sabbath in January. q.